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CES 2012: Interview with Vivick Studio Vice President Andy Hu

Vivick Studio's Vice President Andy Hu (left) and Company Spokesman Richard Lee (right)
Canada-based Vivick is not just another industrial design company. It is a company that is out on a simple, yet serious mission – creating designs that represent a perfect marriage of form, fashion and functionality. So what makes Vivick a world-class design studio for IT peripherals and accessories? Find out here.

Android Apps: Google Debuts Best Developer Practices

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Now that the Android 4.0 update is out in the world, more and more apps will be made just for the new system, and Google wants to make sure those apps meet a few basic standards. The wild west days of Android app development seem to be numbered. That's because Google debuted the Android Design Web site Jan. 12, and it will serve as a kind of style guide for prospective app developers to follow.
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Sh*t Rupert Murdoch Tweets: A New Meme Awaits After Murdoch Tweets About MySpace Deal

Celebrities constantly generate attention on the microblogging Web site Twitter, but Rupert Murdoch is a media mogul, and because he is so new to Twitter, his messages provide some insight into the powerful man's mind. That was particularly evident when Murdoch took some time out during International CES to muse about how terrible an idea it was for his company News Corp to buy MySpace back in 2005.
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UK Survey Finds Science Misconduct 'Alive and Well'

More than one in 10 British-based scientists or doctors have witnessed colleagues intentionally altering or fabricating data during their research, according to a survey by the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on Thursday.
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'Drip-Casting': Mobile's Answer to Network Logjams

The wireless industry is looking at new ways to deliver mobile video services and charging consumers as it tries to boost usage without overloading networks, a top Verizon Wireless technology executive said.
Verizon president McAdam talks on stage with Verizon CEO Seidenberg and Consumer Electronics Association President Shapiro on the opening day of the CES in Las Vegas

Verizon FiOS: to Beat 'em, First Join 'em

Verizon Communications Inc is pushing hard to move its FiOS TV service beyond the set-top box and onto the latest gadgets - from TVs and tablets to gaming consoles - to fend off competition from online video services such as Netflix Inc, Amazon Inc and Apple's Inc iTunes.
Workers look on from a Foxconn logo near the gate of a Foxconn factory in the township of Longhua, Guangdong province May 29, 2010.

Foxconn Prevents Mass Suicide at Wuhan Factory

Foxconn, the top technology independent contractor in the world, has settled a dispute with a multitude of employees, who threatened with mass suicide to protest low pay and dismal working conditions at its Wuhan factory in China.
A disassembled Olympus camera and its parts are seen in this illustrative photograph taken in Tokyo, November 24, 2011.

TPG Willing to Invest $1 Billion in Olympus

Private equity firm TPG Capital is willing to invest about $1 billion in Japan's Olympus Corp in a joint deal with Sony Corp or another suitor circling the scandal-hit firm, a person familiar with TPG's thinking said.
Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs Immortalized as Comic Hero

Steve Jobs' influence over the people has not waned even though he passed away four months back. Besides biography, documentaries, action figures and TV specials, the people have found another way to immortalize the person who has changed the way they interact with technology - publisher Bluewater Productions released a Jobs-themed comic book on Wednesday.

Sharp Out of iPad 3 Display Supply Chains?

With Spring approaching, the rumors of Apple's forthcoming tablet, dubbed iPad 3, are surfacing endlessly. The newest one is that Sharp, which is originally thought to manufacture iPad 3's LCD panels, is reportedly now out of the tablet's display supply chains.
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Uber vs Taxi Magic: Which App is Best for Getting a Cab?

Tech startups be warned - herein lies the cautionary tale of Uber, a service and mobile app that gets you a cab and lets you pay for it with your phone. Uber uses a sliding pay scale depending on how high demand is for the service. If it's busy, you pay more; slow and you pay less.
Flow Wants People  to Create Real-Time Contextual Streams About Everything

Are Flow's Real-Time Data Streams Silicon Alley's Next Gusher?

The internet is an endless series of information waterfalls--real-time data streams--waiting to be organized. At least, that's what Flow founder Eric Alterman believes. He's betting big on a new platform he's creating that will allow people to exchange real-time data in almost any realm of digital existence.
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Sony CES 2012: Day Two Wrap – Gadget Buzz from Sony and Samsung

There's but one more day for the Consumer Electronics Show, but before CNET's traditional Best of CES list comes out, here's what busted out of the huge trade show on day two. Most of the press has gone to so-called smart televisions, super-thin notebook computers and mobile devices, but they represent only a fraction of tech coming out of Las Vegas.
ICANN Opens Floodgates for New Top Level Domains

Google Search Could be Altered With Influx of New Domain Names

Google has already begun including Google+ content in its search results, but new domain names like .Apple and .Samsung are soon to arrive, and it could again alter search results. Until April 12, companies will be allowed to submit their chosen domain name suffix to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, and they begin using their new dot company (.company) or dot business (.business) address for their Web sites.
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Day in the Life of a Fund Manager in Vegas

Hampton Adams has been one of CES' most loyal devotees for 15 years. But unlike a good chunk of the 140,000-plus who descend on the world's largest technology showcase every January, the portfolio manager is less keen on fiddling with cutting-edge technology than picking winners.
iOS 5

iOS 5 Untethered Jailbreak Issues Update: Important Tips to Know Before Using Redsn0w 0.9.10b3

The untethered jailbreak for A5 devices, viz., iPhone 4S and iPad 2, is expected to be released soon but the jailbreak community do not know what is the exact date. In the end of 2011, Tech&Trends did some research and published an article for our readers. According to our readers' comments, some of them have solved their jailbreak issues, but some problems were not stated in the article. So we researched again. Following are some new tips to fix the jailbreak issues based on our research.
Robots at CES 2012: Hard Working, Funny and Dancing (PHOTOS)

Robots at CES 2012: Hard Working, Funny and Dancing (PHOTOS)

Besides smart TVs, waterproof gadgets, gaming, tablets and smartphones, robots have become a major draw at CES 2012 in Las Vegas. While pop sensation Justin Bieber showed off a dancing robot mRobot at CES on Wednesday, the latest version of Murata Electronics' ECO MURATA BOY, a bicycle riding robot, demonstrated its balancing skills.
Nokia Lumia 710

Nokia Lumia 710 Available for only $49.99

Nokia Lumia 710, the first phone powered by Microsoft's Windows Phone OS, has been released in the U.S. market via T-Mobile on Wednesday. Nokia is betting a lot on Lumia 710 as the Finnish mobile phone maker is desperate of regaining the market share it lost to major competitors such as Apple, Samsung, HTC and LG.
SOPA is Dead

SOPA Debate Found to be Absent from Prime-Time News Broadcasts

SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, is an important piece of legislation, but it's been virtually absent from prime-time news broadcasts, a new report from media watchdog Media Matters said. The group found the major news telecasts have not been talking about SOPA except in brief.

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